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The Institute strives to serve as a resource for all interested stakeholders fighting DNS Abuse, whether they are registries, registrars, security researchers, or any other interested party.
The Institute is pleased to provide and maintain a Resource Library on publications related to DNS Abuse. These documents advance the conversation regarding DNS Abuse and help educate registries and registrars as to how to address it. These resources also may prove useful to someone that wants to learn more about DNS Abuse and how to tackle it.
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How have the gTLD contractual amendments impacted DNS Abuse?
Overview In this context, DNS Abuse is defined as malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam (when spam serves as a delivery mechanism for the other
Secure Your Website, Save the Internet*
Learn what is meant by malicious registrations, how to manually distinguish between malicious registrations and compromised websites, and what the best practices are for mitigation in each circumstance.
Compromised Sites and Malicious Registrations: Best Practices for the Identification and Mitigation of DNS Abuse
Learn what is meant by malicious registrations, how to manually distinguish between malicious registrations and compromised websites, and what the best practices are for mitigation in each circumstance.
The Current State of DNS Abuse Reporting
the DNSAI researched the reporting processes of the largest registries and registrars in order to better understand how they accept reports of abuse. This article summarizes the findings of this initiative.
DNS Abuse Definition: Attributes of Mitigation
This post is a thought experiment intended to provide a new alternative method for defining DNS Abuse – and the criteria to most effectively mitigate it. Our current definition of DNS Abuse was arrived at by identifying and categorizing online harms based on how the harm is executed. Instead, we propose that a definition could be derived by considering the attributes of how a harm can be mitigated. Through this approach, DNS Abuse is not a list of harms selected by their category, but instead consists of harms that are appropriately mitigated by the DNS. The rest of this post is an elaboration of what appropriate means in this context.
The DNS Abuse Institute Roadmap
Panelists at the recent inaugural DNS Abuse Forum identified several current challenges and described the overall scope of the problem, which will require unprecedented levels of collaboration by those invested in protecting the DNS.
Introducing the DNS Abuse Institute Advisory Council
In order to ensure that the DNS Abuse Institute is considering the problem from all appropriate perspectives, it has put together an Advisory Council to provide insight and guidance on Institute projects and initiatives from a wide variety of viewpoints.
The Path to Combatting Abuse
Panelists at the recent inaugural DNS Abuse Forum identified several current challenges and described the overall scope of the problem, which will require unprecedented levels of collaboration by those invested in protecting the DNS.
An Institute to Combat Abuse
PIR announces the creation of the DNS Abuse Institute. The Institute is charged with creating initiatives that will establish recommended practices, foster collaboration, and develop industry-wide solutions to combating DNS Abuse.
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports Since launching NetBeacon Reporter in 2022, we’ve engaged with registrars and DNS Abuse
Update on GAC Communiqués and Community Activity on DNS Abuse
This blog and the associated report aim to provide an overview of DNS Abuse-related issues raised by the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), a key part
How have the gTLD contractual amendments impacted DNS Abuse?
Overview In this context, DNS Abuse is defined as malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam (when spam serves as a delivery mechanism for the other forms of DNS Abuse). This was a tremendous achievement. ICANN, the participating registries and registrars, and the ICANN community all deserve recognition for this work. These new
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports Since launching NetBeacon Reporter in 2022, we’ve engaged with registrars and DNS Abuse reporters to onboard users, increase reports, and collect ideas for improvements. Today we’re pleased to share that we’ve sent over 50,000 reports of DNS Abuse. This achievement
Update on GAC Communiqués and Community Activity on DNS Abuse
This blog and the associated report aim to provide an overview of DNS Abuse-related issues raised by the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), a key part of ICANN’s multistakeholder model. We summarize relevant community activity that addresses these areas and highlight remaining gaps where further work is needed. This report is an updated
Reflections on a Year of Publishing Registrar and TLD Abuse Rates
In June 2023, after ten months of publishing general DNS Abuse trends at the aggregate level, we published our first report listing high and low abuse rates per Domains Under Management (DUM) and new registrations for registrars and TLDs, which we refer to as Specific Reporting. Our DNS Abuse reporting methodology focuses
How Did the Closure of Freenom Impact DNS Abuse Across the TLD Ecosystem?
Introduction Freenom, the domain name registrar and registry operator, received a great deal of attention in March 2023 when published reported noted that it had stopped allowing new registrations for the five country-code top level domains (ccTLDs) that it operated (.CF for the Central African Republic, .GA for Gabon, .GQ for Equatorial
Phishing Attack Trends
Since collecting and publishing data on the number of unique domains used for phishing attacks and malware distribution as part of our NetBeacon MAP reporting, we’ve been on the lookout for any discernible patterns or trends. In our NetBeacon MAP data, we noticed an increase in the February numbers compared to January, with unique
Introducing the NetBeacon Institute: Empowering a Safer Web
DNS Abuse Institute announces renaming to coincide with an expansion of its offerings in an effort to eliminate DNS Abuse online Reston, VA – The DNS Abuse Institute, dedicated to combating online technical abuse and fostering a safer digital environment, announced Monday its transformation into the NetBeacon Institute. This renaming reflects the
Measuring DNS Abuse is Difficult
The DNS Abuse Institute launches a new level of reporting that reveals the spectrum of how malicious phishing and malware is distributed across the DNS registration ecosystem.
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